Right now it is a time of big shifts happening. Last month, I was invited to be in a fashion show by RAW Arts. It was the first time I’ve ever done a fashion show, so I came up with some fun new designs for it – along with a new logo, a new everything.

I almost wasn’t able to do the runway portion, because I don’t really know anyone in LA, so I had no models at first. Luckily at the last minute, by the grace of God, I was able to pull a group of three girls plus me. So THANK you to my friends Sarah, Ris, and Destiny!! They saved the show. I never actually intended to be a model myself, but sometimes you gotta do what you gotta do. The song we walked to was the Ice Queen remix! It’s kinda crazy, I modeled in a fashion show wearing clothes I designed while music I wrote played in the background! Me and the girls had a ton of fun doing it, check out the official photos from it here!

Plus Sizes are now in the shop!

IN OTHER NEWS, I think everyone should have access to cute clothes no matter their size. Lots of people have been asking me for larger sizes, and I’ve always wanted to offer them, but for a long time I was unable to find a supplier who could make my designs in bigger sizes. Well good news everyone, I finally found a way to make it happen! Now pretty much all the clothes in my shop can be ordered in sizes up to 3X.

Birthday Sale

One last thing – this month it’s my birthday! I’ll probably make another post about that later, but in the meantime, I’m celebrating by offering 20% off everything in my etsy store – just use the code EATCAKE888 when you go to check out!

A few weeks ago, Creation Entertainment had an official Star Trek convention here in Boston. After having so much fun at the one in New Jersey, I couldn’t wait to go to another one.

Although the con didn’t officially start until Saturday, registration and the vendor’s room opened Friday. There was also a pre-con meetup in the Sheraton that night. So I got my wristband and then went to the meetup. I made new friends and the loves of my life from The Farthest Star were also in attendance.

I don’t really drink that often anymore, but I had some that night!

After a few drinks at the Sheraton with our new friends, we went to Trident Cafe on Newbury Street for some tea and then called it a night.

The next day, it was the official start of the con. I wore my shirt from Singularity&Co., which I originally got at DS9con!

I got to the con just in time to see the end of the costume contest. I did not watch it, but I got my pic with the winner, who I of course thought was amazing!

Shortly thereafter was the first Q&A of the day – Michael Dorn and Suzie Plakson. I couldn’t really take pictures, unfortunately – the Hynes has infamously bad lighting, and it was even worse in the main room where all the panels were held. Anyhow, I’ve seen Michael Dorn before at Dragon*Con, but I had never seen Suzie before! They were so funny, plus Michael Dorn spoke in his Worf voice at one point and it absolutely made my day. Seeing him is always awesome!

There was a few hours break for me after that, so I took that opportunity to visit the vendors hall. One of the sellers had a bunch of books and these beautiful DS9 ties (above) that I absolutely loved. And that Chip-n-dip that I talked about in my DS9 con post was there too!! It’s following me from con to con, I swear:

I ended up getting a couple TOS patches to use in future sewing projects.

The next Q&A was George Takei – which I was really excited about, cuz I’d never seen him in person before. I’m so happy I was finally able to – he was such an inspiration! The questions from the audience were all pretty good (for a change), and he told us stories about being on TOS and about his work in the LGBT community which was great. He is so charismatic! Just thinking about it makes me want to watch TOS again.

Then it was time for the last panel of the day, which was Brent Spiner and Gates McFadden (Data and Dr. Crusher from TNG). I saw them both at Dragon*Con before, but seeing them together again was awesome! Gates McFadden was so sweet and elegant, and Brent Spiner was… Brent Spiner! Oh, at one point, Gates McFadden mentioned working on Labyrinth and I was like WHAT because I had no idea she had anything to do with that movie, but apparently she was the choreographer for it. THE MORE YOU KNOW!!

I didn’t have a ticket for the TNG reunion (they cost extra and Jonathan Frakes wasn’t going to be there anyway so… No thanks). Besides, I had sewing to do, and I was starving so after getting some snacks at Trader Joe’s across the street, I went home.

So… Since we didn’t have a hotel room for this con, I didn’t want to cosplay. I refuse to be in costume in public, especially the train. I don’t wanna deal with creepy people while cosplaying, I have to do that enough in my real life. BUT… I wanted to dress up in some way, just in something a little less …alien than my Andorian costume. I considered making a TOS or TNG uniform, but when I saw the above fabric selection at Joann, I changed my mind. I decided to make a dress instead. After some debating, I went with this fabric:

I stayed up till 2 on Saturday night making it so I could wear it Sunday. I used a not-so-simplistic Simplicity pattern. This is how it came out:

I overslept slightly as a result of staying up too late, so I rushed to the convention center because I wanted to be there to see Nana Visitor and Rene Auberjonois at 10:20. I was late but luckily the panel was delayed anyways due to a power outage!

I met up with Kate and Robyn and we ate snacks that I brought until the panel began. Although I had already seen Rene Auberjonois at DS9 con, seeing him alongside Nana Visitor was completely different. Speaking of which, I had never seen Nana Visitor before (we didn’t wake up early enough to see her at DS9 con), but she was incredible! First of all, she looked even more beautiful than she did on DS9, and not only that, she SANG during the Q&A and sounded amazing! Rene Auberjonois also sang (his song from the Little Mermaid) which I thought was the greatest thing ever.

We stuck around for the next Q&A, which was LeVar Burton and Marina Sirtis. This was probably the best Q&A of the weekend for me. I had never seen either of them before (despite the fact that LeVar has been at Dragoncon a bunch of times, I’ve just never been able to make it to any of his panels), and I’m so happy I finally got to! I grew up watching and loving “Reading Rainbow”, so I’ve been a fan of LeVar since then, so seeing him in person was really exciting. At one point, someone asked him about the new Star Trek films and he said that Gene Rodenberry’s was what was missing from them and I COMPLETELY agree. Another fan asked him about the book he wrote called Aftermath – I had no idea he wrote a book! He read the preface to us though, and having him read to me in person after growing up watching him on Reading Rainbow was so cool.

I had no idea what to expect from Marina – but I LOVED her!! How outspoken she was, the stories she shared, her accent, everything. I’m going to aspire to be more like her from now on. She also looked incredible. I have an even deeper appreciation for Troi after seeing her.

After that, we went to Trader Joe’s and got some delicious vegan and raw stuff to have a picnic lunch.

2:30 rolled around and it was William Shatner o’clock. I saw him with Leanord Nimoy at Dragon*Con a few years back, but he was even better this time. The questions from the audience were worse than usual (seriously, practically every person who asked him a question was trying to show him their script/album/whatever), but luckily he didn’t waste too much time on answering them. He talked about how he raises dobermans, said he was coming out with a new album soon, said “how do you like them apples” in the Shatner voice, and waxed poetic on the zen of riding horses.

Denise Crosby (who played Natasha Yar on TNG) was up next – I hadn’t seen her before, but Yar was my favorite on TNG before her character’s departure, so I was pretty excited. She was so warm, loving, and sweet. She talked a little big about Star Trek Online and how she does the voice of Sela. It really made me want to play the game!

Last but definitely not least was Nichelle Nichols, who played Uhura on TOS. For some reason this particular Q&A had a moderator and he interviewed her before the fan questions started. I’m not going to lie – he was extremely annoying and I felt as though some of his questions were inappropriate. Nichelle did get to talk about her performance roots, though, which was really interesting. The best part, though, was when someone from the audience asked her what her best fan experience was. She told us about Sally Ride, who was inspired to become an astronaut after seeing Uhura on TOS, and went on to become the first American woman in space. Nichelle told the story so beautifully, I actually got a little choked up. It was a great way to end the con.

Overall, it was no DS9con, 😉 but it was an amazing time nonetheless! Next year, my Andorian family and I plan to get a hotel room so we can cosplay! I’m so looking forward to it. If you’re going, I’ll see you there!

When I’m in the USA, I practically live at Whole Foods. I had never been to any of the ones in Britain because they’re all in central London and I live in East London, so going there all the time isn’t exactly practical. But recently I went on an expedition there and what fun it was! We went to the one near Picadilly Circus.

Normal people do not get as excited about health food stores as I do. I look forward to going to them. I spend WAY too much time walking around just doing… nothing in them, looking at stuff I guess. When I am standing in a well maintained health food store, I feel an excitement bordering on exhilaration. So visiting this store was an occasion worth dressing up for, like every other day in my life.

Well, I will say one thing, this Whole Foods is like 1/20th the size of an average Whole Foods in America. It was freaking tiny. They did have a ton of awesome stuff, but I was disappointed with the fact that there was no bulk section. The bulk section is the best! But I was thrilled by the selection of tea, as visible in the photo above.

More disappointing was the lack of Nutritional Yeast. That was half the reason we went – Nutritional Yeast is essential to delicious tofu scramble making and I still haven’t found someplace near Barking to buy it. I have to order it online.

I got a bunch of stuff, but this raw food bar was SRSLY yummy. It was a lot like the fudge babies from Chocolate Covered Katie(except not as good) if you’re too lazy to make those things. Speaking of which, Chocolate Covered Katie is my new favourite blog! I’ve made a bunch of recipes from her site lately, and they’ve all been amazing. If you’ve never eaten anything from her blog, I command you go there immediately and make something. I eat chocolate like every DAY now. I need to take pics of food more!

A Farewell to Etsy sale!

As I already said before in earlier posts, my old clothing line from Etsy is closing forever, and from its ashes will rise something else entirely. So! I’m getting rid of all the leftover stock that ISN’T going on this site at The Etsy Store. Everything is on super sale and once it’s gone, it’s gone.

Like I said already, exciting things are coming your way, so stay tuned!

So I had a birthday recently, without much fanfare, because I’m an adult. For my birthday I went to Dragon*Con, just like I do every year, and this is what I wore on Day Zero!

This is the best picture I have and of course it was taken in a mirror.

I took these pictures in our hotel room at the Marriott.

The hair clips and jumperskirt are Metamorphose‘s Telephone Print. This is probably my favourite dress!
The blouse was made by me.
The boots are from eBay.

Dragon*Con was amazing as always!

For the uninitiated, Dragon*Con is a four day science fiction/multigenre convention held every Labor Day weekend in Atlanta, Georgia, USA. I shared my photos from Dragon*Con on Venture Cosplay, Facebook, and Google+

Lots of awesome things happened there, the highlights being:

• Seeing Bella Morte Live! I’ve been a huge fan of them since High School, since I heard “Relics” on some compilation CD I bought back then. They were amazing, and I’m so glad I finally got to see them! Sadly though they did not play my favourite song (Silver Crosses) which isn’t that surprising given its from like their first album. I bought a t-shirt from them that I’m going to turn into a dress (pictures to follow).

• Getting my picture with Doc Hammer, one of the creators of The Venture Brothers! This was my photo mission for the weekend. I’ve met him and Jackson Publick (Christopher McCulloch) a bunch of times, but never had photographic evidence of it until now. Unfortunately Jackson Publick wasn’t at the convention or I would’ve got my picture with him too and I’d probably die of happiness. I missed a lot of the panels Doc was at (I need an iPhone I guess, cuz I had a hell of a time making sense of the paper programming guide now that the con spans over 5 hotels or whatever it is) but thanks to my friend V I didn’t miss the big panel he was at on Sunday, after which this photo was taken.

• I didn’t spend a lot of time in the Dealer’s rooms but in the basement of the Marriott I found this awesome dealer called Little Cookie. At least, I think it was her! She doesn’t have any of this cute resin stuff on her etsy, so maybe she was sharing the table with someone else who makes resin jewellery. I got the above necklace (stunning!) and this really cute Totoro ring and strawberry hair clip which matches a ring I own:

Altogether I think it was the best Dragon*Con yet! I can’t wait till next year… I’m sad its over.

Those of you who have been following my blog for a while might remember my clothing line, Gency’s Exit. You may also remember that the website (and Etsy store) have been devoid of products for like six months.

That’s because I’m in the process of re-vamping and re-launching a completely new line of clothing. The branding, types of products, and everything else is going to be completely different from Gency’s Exit and a thousand times more awesome. So it will basically be a different brand. I’ve been thinking about pulling the plug on my old brand for a while, and after a lot of meditation and a burst of inspiration, I know exactly what I have to do.

I will introduce the new brand’s name, designs, and all that when the time is right.

I’m not sure what will become of the old brand, the domain GencysExit.com, or the Etsy store yet. They may come back at some point, as a DIY/supply store or something else. Or they could go on hiatus forever. But if you’re sad because you miss all the t-shirts that were once sold there, fear not! I’m in the process of making the designs available in other ways.

Threadless

Because of the printing capabilities Threadless offers, I’m excitedly submitting some of my designs there! Right now my double cupcakes t-shirt is up for scoring, so if you’d like to see it printed, please vote it a “5”! Many others, including the Tentacles shirt and the Zombie Killer shirt will be posted as well, so keep an eye on my twitter account, my Threadless profile, or Facebook to see when I post them.

about adorpheus

I'm a musician and a cosplayer. I watch a lot of Star Trek and listen to a lot of Elliott Smith and eat a lot of chocolate. I mostly post about veganism, because being a vegan is pretty great. Sometimes I post about the other things I do. I was featured on MTV's True Life. Read more...